# Review and update topics related to FAQ & Guidelines links

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/review-and-update-topics-related-to-faq-guidelines-links/397938
**Category:** UX
**Created:** [8 maart 2026 om 22:40 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/review-and-update-topics-related-to-faq-guidelines-links/397938 "2026-03-08T22:40:16Z")
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### Author: ![ToddZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/toddz/32/328350_2.png) [@ToddZ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ToddZ)
#### Post date: [9 maart 2026 om 04:54 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/review-and-update-topics-related-to-faq-guidelines-links/397938/2 "2026-03-09T04:54:49Z")

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> [@HAWK](#):
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> I don’t see an FAQ link in the sidebar – that was deprecated.

(I figure Steph is talking about her own site there.)

This prompted me to try to sort out my FAQ vs. Guidelines situation, which has had me a little confused.

In Feb we saw the announcement [Renaming FAQ to Guidelines](https://meta.discourse.org/t/renaming-faq-to-guidelines/395099), and it sounds like maybe Discourse hosted instances have this enabled..?:

> [@About menu on mobile is messed up](https://meta.discourse.org/t/about-menu-on-mobile-is-messed-up/396672/5):
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> By default, you now have guidelines instead of FAQ

…but I’m self-hosted (and updated) and still have FAQ in the sidebar and on the About page. The url is `/faq` with the "Edit this page’ link pointing to `/t/guidelines`. The FAQ links render the Guidelines page.

Upon adding an external link to `FAQ_URL` I get a new “Guidelines” link on the About page. FAQ links remain in the sidebar and on the About page, but now point to the external FAQ page.

I believe this is the “old” expected behavior. The [announcement](https://meta.discourse.org/t/renaming-faq-to-guidelines/395099) says the change takes effect “When you opt in to this change” but I don’t find anything in Admin to do this. I gather I’d have to enable the [hidden site setting](https://github.com/discourse/discourse/blob/main/config/site_settings.yml) `rename_faq_to_guidelines` to enable the new change:

 ![site_settings.yml - screenshot from GitHub](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/4/9/5/495753bcf6cd25ad85e6379bc46a9d9bff4e7d00.png)

Am I on the right track?

I searched and didn’t find anything specifically covering this, sorry if I missed something.

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